The National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences successfully combats mosquitoes carrying diseases in the Red Sea

The President of the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Dr. Islam Abu Al-Magd, revealed the results of the project "The Impact of Climate Change on the Distribution of Aedes Transporting Diseases such as Malaria and Dengue Fever," carried out by the Authority in cooperation with the University of Ain Shams, to study the impact of climate change on the spread of mosquitoes in the Red Sea region.
Dr. Islam Abu Al-Magd said that the most important findings were the identification of vectors and the identification of populations at risk in Hurghada and Quseer, as well as the production of maps of mosquito breeding environments and the identification of the most common larva species in the Red Sea region.
Using sensory techniques, vector control was being improved, the incidence of mosquito-borne diseases was being reduced and health services were being improved for vulnerable populations.
The head of the Authority explained that remote sensing techniques were used to study environmental factors that controlled the spread of vectors, such as humidity, temperature, water, land cover and vegetation, noting that such studies helped to develop vector control plans, identify the places most at risk of disease and provide medical services to vulnerable populations.
Dr Islam Abu Al - Magd confirmed that the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science intended to continue using remote sensing techniques for disease vector control and to develop new plans to control the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.
Those efforts were in keeping with the directives of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Ayman Ashour, to research centres and institutes that scientific research should serve society in all fields, particularly in the areas of health and disease, in order to achieve the objectives of the State's sustainable development (Egypt vision 2030).